Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-08-02
Local Miscellany.

Sertisement.H
DIR. James NJ. Ransom, Dentist, will
be in Shepherdstown all Of this week.
Judge Beckwith will hold a special
term of the Jefferson Circuit Court
next Friday.
The Ferry at Shannondale Springs
is to be supplied with good wire
cable shortly.
Mr.. Alfred O'Bannon has erected
a new foot bridge over the run near
AIR. Frazier's.
Mr.. Jacob o. Tutwiler is building
the foundation for his new dwelling
on South Samuel street.
The Sunday School of Zion (Epis-
;copal) Church of this place will pic
mic at Island Park August 10th.
Mr.. Jas. J. Russell is painting the
recently repaired house of Mr.. +. B.
Souders, north side of Congress st. F.,
hear Water.
Jim Sheerer has treated himself to
a handsome bicycle, and IS ready to
take header" occasionally for the
next few weeks.
Our .taunch old friend Mr.. Samuel
Michaels, with an interesting COM
pauy of children, gave us pleasant
call last Saturday.
D afr. John L.. King, S. v. R.R. tel
egraph operator, has been moved
from Shenandoah Junction to- Way
nesboro Junction.
The vote upon school levy in Shep-
0hcrdstown District, last Saturday, re-
suited in favor of nine months ses-
sion, by majority of II.
We were pleased to have 4 call
yesterday from Mr.. Geo. w. Banks,
the popular Principal of the Shop
herdstown Graded School.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for J. B. Brown, Miss Agnes
Brown, Chas. d. Johnson, G. w.
Thomas and Mrs. John Viands.
Mr.. James West reports Il big, In
teresting meeting or the occasion of
his recent visit to Chambcrsburg, Pa,
and will spend 4 week there in Sep
tember.
Nearly fifty excursionists from
Charlestown. visited Shannond@le
Springs last Thursday. About sixty
five persons in all were on the grounds
that day.
BY new S. v. r. R. schedule, time
of Memphis Express southwark is
changed to 3:O7, p. NJ, and n. Y.
and Philadelphia Express northward
to 9:14. P. NJ.
S. V. r. Il. excursion to Pen-Mar
August 9TH. Round trip from
Charlestown, 90 cts. Pass here at
6:43, A.. NJ, and returning leave
pcn-aIar at 2 30 p NJ.
Mr.. C. Frank Jones, Druggist, Wis
tied Baltimore last week, to purchase
a full stock of school books, station
cry and general line of goods for
his September opening.
The Sunday School of the M. f..
Church South, of this place, will picnic
ut Island Park on Friday, August
18th. All friends of the school are
cordially invited to join the excursion.
The stable of Mr. Jas. f. Watson,
of Leetown, was struck by lightning
few days ago, but, fortunately, the
fire was extinguished without serious
damage. Insured in the Agency of
NIessrs. Washington & Alexander,
of this place.
Mr.. w. o. Norris has just returned
from canvassing trip in Berkeley
county for the Valley Fertilizer Com
pany of this place, and reports large
sales of the excellent fertilizers man
ufactured and put on the market by
this reliable company.
Mr.. w. l.. Dalgarn brought with
, him, on his return from his recent
trip to Atlantic City, beautiful sea
feather and choice lot of shells from
the West India 1slands-the whole
forming a rare collection, which he
will doubtless prize very highly.
The Geo. F. Eichelberger tract of
land, containing little over forty
. three acres, was offered at public
auction again last Friday, by special
Commissioners Brown and Trapncll,
and knocked down to Hon. w. II.
rCravers. at his advance bid of $50
per acre.
Mr.. S. B. Mccall, of Rockingham
county, Va, who has been running as
'"helper" on the Valley Branch for
the past four months, has been pro-
gnoted to full Postal Clerk, and takes
the place of Mr.. Geo. II. Haines, of
Winchester, on the through run from
Baltimore to Lexington.
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